Swinging mirrors for wardrobes and dressers.



J. BOOTH. SWINGING MIRRORS FOR WARDROBBS AND DRESSERS.

APPLICATION IILBD JAILB. 1912.

Patented Mar.3,1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BOOTH, OF PERU, INDIANA.

SWINGING MIRRORS FOR WARDROBES AND DRESSERS.

Application fled January 5, 1912.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN BOOTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peru, in the county of Miami and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Swinging Mirrors for Wardrobes and Dressers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of furniture and particularly to a new and useful wardrobe, dresser or cabinet.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a plurality of movable or pivotal mirrors. These mirrors may be applicable to any article of furniture, on which mirrors are needed, and may be applied as doors or the like, or simply as mirrors on the article of furniture, as shown in the drawings.

One of the features of the invention is the production of supplemental frames, to which the mirrors with their frames are hingedly or pivotally coupled. lVhen the mirrors are applied to a dresser, the supplemental frames are pivotally coupled to the rear corner of the dresser. However, when applied to a wardrobe or the like the mirrors and their frames (which are coupled to the supplemental frames, which in turn are pivotally coupled or connected to the forward. corners of the wardrobe) constitute the doors or closure for the wardrobe, which when opened to gain access to the wardrobe, may be thrown in various positions, so that a front and back view of a person may be reflected therein.

In the drawings, there is disclosed certain applications of the movable mirrors, but in practical fields these applications may be varied. Furthermore alterations in the construction for suspending or hanging the mirrors, their frames and supplemental f 'ames may be resorted to, and to which variations in the applications of the mirrors as well as the alterations in the construction, the patentee is fully entitled, provided the variations and alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing the applications of the Specification of Letters Patent.

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mirrors as applied to a dresser or the like. Fig. 2 is a View in elevation of the mirrors with their frames as constitutingdoors, as applied to a wardrobe. Fig. 3 is a view showing the mirrors of the dresser disposed in different positions. Fig. 4; is a view of a wardrobe showing the mirrors open. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail view. Fig. 8 is a detail view showing the connection between one of the frames 12 and the frame 15. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the frames, 6 and 9.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a dresser having a central mirror 2, which is arranged in a frame 3, which frame is supported by the standards 4. Arranged 0n the rear corners of the dresser 1 are the standards 5, which are spaced apart from the standards 4. Hingedly connected or coupled to the standards 0 are supplemental frames 6, in which mirrors 7 are arranged. Coupled at 8 to the supplemental frames 6 are the frames 9, in which the mirrors 10 are arranged. The frames 9 and 6 fold against one another, when disposed as shown in Fig. 3. In Fig. 6 the frames 6 and 9 are extended, so that a person may attain the desired reflection.

The wardrobe 11 is closed by the frames 12, having the mirrors 1.3. These frames 12 are hingedly coupled at 1 1 to the supplemental frames 15, which are in turn coupled at 16 to the forward corners of the wardrobe. The frames 12 which constitute the closures for the wardrobe are provided with the usual form of locks 17 the detail structure of which forms no part of the present invention, therefore not shown, for locking the frames when closed. hen the frames 12 are open, they may be thrown in any desired position relative to the supplemental frames 15 and the wardrobe 11, in order that the desired reflection of the person may be had.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a novel form of swinging pivotally coupled mirrors has been produced, and one which has been found practical.

The mirrored frames may be constructed of metal or wood, and ornamented with any suitable design if desired. The mirrors of the supplemental frames may be eliminated.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is In combination, an article of furniture comprising a base frame, a skeleton frame rising from the upper rear portion of the base frame and provided with three rectangular openings, two end openings and.

rors of the swinging frame being arranged, when collapsed against the outer mirrors of the stationary frame, to face in the same direction as the last -mentioned outer mirrors whereby to maintain three mirrors facing the front of the article of furniture both when the outer frames are collapsed and when they are opened.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses;

JOHN BOOTH.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH Cami n'r NE, WIL IAM E, MowBnAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). 0. 

